Abdul Sattar Sons: The Global Leader in Exporting Palm Stearin
Abdul Sattar Sons is one of the leading trading and export houses that deal with different products made from palm oil, including Palm Stearin. Having a large network across the globe, serving diversified regions with top-quality products, we take pride in it. We, in essence, provide an overall range of Palm Stearin products and by-products, ensuring incomparable quality and unmatchable customer service to our clients.
An Overview of Palm Stearin
Palm Stearin is the solid portion obtained from palm oil during fractionation; it is obtained from palm oil as a consequence of cooling and crystallizing. Due to the nature of being a versatile product, it has found many applications ranging from food industry and cosmetic uses to even an industrial scale. Palm Stearin is easily identified due to its attribute of having a high melting point, thus ideal for products using solid fat content.
Palm Stearin History
Palm Stearin has its history dating back in the early years of the 20th century when the palm oil industry was developed in Southeast Asia. Fractionation technology was developed to meet the growing demand for tailor-made palm oil products. Subsequent improvement in the quality and application of Palm Stearin was rendered with the advancements made in technology and refining techniques over the years.
Cultivation Regions
Major cultivation areas for Palm, which from which Palm Stearin is derived are mainly in tropical regions:
Southeast Asia: Indonesia and Malaysia are the leading manufacturers, offering more than 80% of the world supply of palm oil.
Africa: Nigeria, Ghana, and Ivory Coast are the leading producers of the continent.
South America: The emerging players in the palm oil industries are Colombia and Brazil.
How Palm Stearin is Produced
The production of Palm Stearin involves several key steps:
Harvesting: The palm fruits are picked from the oil palm trees, which are primarily grown in the tropical parts of the world.
Extraction: The fruits undergo processing to extract crude palm oil (CPO).
Refining: Purification of CPO to get refined palm oil.
Fractionation: This refers to chilling the pure oil to form and separate the solid fraction (Palm Stearin) and liquid fraction (Palm Olein).
Grades and Types of Palm Stearin
The various types and grades of Palm Stearin are classified according to features and intended functions. Knowledge of such features becomes most valuable once choosing the right product for specific industrial, culinary, or pharmaceutical purposes.
Types of Palm Stearin
Standard Palm Stearin
Descriptive: Basic form of Palm Stearin directly obtained from fractionation.
Applications: It is utilized mostly in the production of margarine, shortening, and bakery fats, since it exhibits a high melting point.
Fractionated Double Palm Stearin
Description: The latter goes through a second fractionation to have an elevated melting point.
Applications: Best for uses that involve very hard fats, for example, in a few kinds of confectionery and industrial products.
Triple Fractionated Palm Stearin
Description: This type has undergone three stages of fractionation; hence, its melting point is more raised, and purity.
Applications: Used in niche applications requiring ultra-high melting points, such as specialty confectionery items and certain industrial uses.
Soft Stearin:
Description: It is softer in nature with a lower melting point as compared to regular stearin.
Applications: Suitable for products that require a balance between solid and liquid fats, such as spreads and some bakery applications.
High Iodine Value Stearin: Description: Palm Stearin having a high iodine value, reflecting higher unsaturated fats.
Applications: It is best suited for applications requiring more plasticity and spreadability, such as some margarines and baking fats.
Low Iodine Value Stearin: Description: Lower iodine value palm stearin, showing higher saturation.
Applications: These find use where harder fat is required, such as in certain industrial applications and high-melting point confectionery.
Grades of Palm Stearin
Edible Grade Palm Stearin
Description: Processed and refined to the standards of food safety, and therefore safe for human consumption.
Applications: In the food industry, it is used for the manufacture of margarine, shortening, bakery fats, and confectionery products. It is subject to the most stringent quality demands in order to guarantee safety and quality.
Industrial Grade Palm Stearin
Description: For non-food applications focused on performance attributes, such as firmness and melting behavior.
Applications: Extremely important in manufacturing of soaps, detergents, candles, and a raft of other industrial commodities where food safety is a nonissue.
Pharmaceutical Grade Palm Stearin
Description: These are processed and refined for pharmaceutical use where standards are needed to be high.
Applications: Pharmaceutical formulations, ointments, creams, and medicinal preparations. This purity grade offers high purity, consistency, and regulation conformability for use in pharmaceutical applications.
Technical Grade Palm Stearin
Description: For technical and industrial purposes where the purity requirements are not as high as for edible and pharmaceutical grades.
Applications: Predominantly, this is used in biofuel manufacture, lubricants, as well as in a very wide range of technical products. Choice in the grade is made from view of that economical investment and performance functionalities, from industrial scales.
Cosmetic Grade Palm Stearin
Description: Specially processed to conform to standards required for cosmetic applications.
Applications: Used for the preparation of creams, lotions, and other cosmetics where stearin has to be applied to the skin in order to remain safe while giving it the required consistency and stability.
Biofuel Grade Palm Stearin
Description: Specifically processed for use in biofuel production.
Applications: A feedstock for producing biodiesel and other biofuels; the potential of this grade is in seeking to maximize energy yield and efficiency in production.
Culinary and Industrial Uses
Palm Stearin is widely used across many applications, both culinary and industrial:
Culinary Uses:
Margarine and Shortening: For their production, palm stearin is a vital part of the solid fat content.
Bakery Products: In the preparation of baked products to provide texture and firmness.
Confectionery: Key in the manufacture of chocolates and confectionery products.
Industrial Applications
Soap and Detergent Manufacturing: Palm Stearin finds application in the manufacturing of soaps as well as detergents since it has high melting temperature.
Cosmetics: Used as an ingredient in creams, lotions, and other cosmetic preparations.
Candle Making: Primarily used in making candles by adding the mixture form firmness; and similarly has a high melting point.
Physical and Chemical Properties
Palm Stearin is quite diverse in its physical and chemical properties, which make it suitable for various applications, such as:
Melting Point: Higher than that of palm olein, thus suitable for products where solid fat is essential.
Color: Typically an off-white to white, faint yellow solid.
Fatty Acid Composition: Rich in saturated fats, predominantly palmitic and stearic acids.
Iodine Value: Lower than palm olein, signifying saturation is relatively higher.
Health Benefits
While Palm Stearin is primarily used for its functional properties, it also offers certain health benefits:
Energy Source: Fat content is so high that it provides a dense source of energy.
Nutrient Absorption: Facilitates the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins including A, D, E, and K.
Heart Health: Containing tocotrienol, which is a form of vitamin E, it helps alleviate oxidative stress on the heart.
Packaging Options
Abdul Sattar Sons offers Palm Stearin in various packaging options, from the basic for bulk buyers to the very end in consumer-end:
Bulk Packaging
Drums: Recommended for industrial use, especially in large volumes.
IBC Totes: Ideal for shipping and storing.
Flexitanks: They are used for bulk liquid transport.
Consumer Packaging
Plastic Containers: Available in all sizes, catering to the retail consumer.
Cartons: Bought in quantity; may be cost-effective for small-scale businesses.
Countries of Origin
Abdul Sattar Sons sources Palm Stearin from the world's leading producers of palm oil, thereby ensuring stringent quality control standards:
Indonesia: Largest palm oil producer, with vast plantations.
Malaysia: Leading producer with a well-established palm oil industry.
Nigeria: An emerging producer with huge potential.
Colombia: A Newbie in the South American Palm Oil Market.
Export Destinations
Our wide network ensures that Palm Stearin from Abdul Sattar Sons reaches its customers in many regions around the world:
Asia: Major importing countries are China, India, and Pakistan.
Europe: The markets are Netherlands, Germany, and the UK.
Africa: Egypt, South Africa, and Kenya are major importing regions.
North America: The United States and Canada are huge markets for our products.
South America: Among the major importers in this region are Brazil and Argentina.
Conclusion
Abdul Sattar Sons leads the world in exporting and trading Palm Stearin to provide truly international products crafted to meet the peculiar needs of our customers. We are bound by a commitment to excellence, innovation, and customer satisfaction as we increase our outreach, notching up new and innovative product lines continuously. Customers world over look to Abdul Sattar Sons for all applications of Palm Stearin, be it culinary, industrial, or health related.
